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First solar flare of 2015

An medium-size solar flare erupts from the right side of the sun in this image in the early morning of 13 January, 2015 (British time). The image was recorded using two wavelengths (171 and 304 angstroms) of light too energetic for our eyes to see, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory
The sun emitted its first notable solar flare, peaking in the early morning of 13 January, 2015. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation – a sort of non-visible [...]

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